References for Brightwork SAP PP/DS

ByShaun Snapp

Executive Summary

  • These are the references that were used for our SAP PP/DS articles.

Learn why so few entities in the IT space include references in their work. 

Introduction

This is the reference list for the SAP PP/DS articles, as well as interesting quotes from these references at Brightwork Research & Analysis.

Reference #1: Article Titled:

How to Understand Bucket Oriented Planning in CTM and PP/DS

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https://www.sap-press.com/products/Capable-to-Match-(CTM)-with-SAP-APO.html

https://scn.sap.com/thread/2064561

Reference #2: Article Titled:

Where PPDS Stops and SNP Starts With Respect to Time and Location

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I cover SNP and PP/DS in this book.

https://help.sap.com/saphelp_em70/helpdata/en/f1/c2d837ffbf2424e10000009b38f889/content.htm

Reference #3: Article Titled:

Labor Pool as a Constraint in SNP and PPDS

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These screenshots and the configuration that supports them were not performed by me, but instead were configured by another consultant and were left to me to socialize with a client.

Reference #4: Article Titled:

How to Understand The Planning Horizon in SAP SNP

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https://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm40/helpdata/en/f1/c2d837ffbf2424e10000009b38f889/content.htm

Below is the only book to exclusively cover the planning horizons in SAP APO.

Reference #5: Article Titled:

How to Model Discrete vs Repetitive Manufacturing in SAP ERP and SAP APO

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https://www.inventoryops.com/backflushing.htm

https://help.sap.com/saphelp_em70/helpdata/en/44/386242b85a11d3a8410000e82a3c24/content.htm

https://help.sap.com/saphelp_em70/helpdata/en/cc/6783374778477ce10000009b38f8cf/content.htm

https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPLO/Discrete+Manufacturing+Vs+Repetitive+Manufacturing

Reference #6: Article Titled:

How to Understand Aggregate Production Planning and Resources in SAP APO

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https://help.sap.com/saphelp_em70/helpdata/en/e6/83320a52280b4f94d45122483aa118/content.htm (Search link references above)

https://search.sap.com/ui/scn#query=%2522aggregate+resources%2522&startindex=1&filter=scm_a_site(scm_v_Site11)

https://scn.sap.com/thread/617874 https://scn.sap.com/thread/1711438 https://scn.sap.com/thread/608350

Reference #7: Article Titled:

How to Understand The Problems with the SAP PP/DS Optimizer

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https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=5CA3y7_LY2MC&rdid=book-5CA3y7_LY2MC&rdot=1&source=gbs_vpt_read

*https://www.amazon.com/Planning-Scheduling-Manufacturing-Services-Michael/dp/1441909095/ref=lp_B001ITTMDI_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335713335&sr=1-1

Reference #8: Article Titled:

How to Understand The Production Scheduling and the DS Planning Board

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I cover PPDS in depth in the following book.

Resources serve as the representation of capacity during the scheduling run. Resources are usually internal but can also be external.

https://www.brightworkresearch.com/sapplanning/2009/07/01/external-capacity-resources/

https://www.brightworkresearch.com/sapplanning/2009/07/01/bottleneck-resources/

https://www.lib.umd.edu/drum/bitstream/1903/7488/4/25813_cov.pdf

Supply Chain Management with APO, Jorg T Dickensbach

https://planettogether.com/capacity-planning.php

SCM 250 PP/DS Training Manual

Scheduling: Theory, Algorithms, and Systems – Michael L. Pinedo

Operations Research – Vol 52 pp 337-345

Reference #9: Article Titled:

Finite and Infinite Scheduling in PP/DS

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SCM 250 PP/DS Training Manual

Reference #10: Article Titled:

How to Understand Source of Supply in APO

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https://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm70/helpdata/EN/ef/22b1e4947a324285c2d7b24f117a82/frameset.htm https://www.amazon.com/Supply-Chain-Management-SAP-Implementation/dp/354092941X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248745254&sr=1-2

Reference #11: Article Titled:

How to Understand SAP APO Resources and Resource Types

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https://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm70/helpdata/EN/1d/101d3bf1f7cb1de10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

https://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm40/helpdata/en/74/a07337e68ac526e10000009b38f889/content.htm

Reference #12: Article Titled:

How to Understand PPDS Production Planning and Scheduling Heuristics

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SCM250 PPDS

https://www.sap.com/spain/company/events/2008_gestion_cadena_logistica/pdf/6_Killer%20Applications%20Day%20SCM%202008_SNP.pdf

Reference #13: Article Titled:

How to Understand Resources in SAP APO

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https://scn.sap.com/thread/1419122

https://search.sap.com/ui/scn#query=SNP_CAP&startindex=1&filter=scm_a_site%28scm_v_Site11%29

https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-repetitive-manufacturing.htm

https://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/print46c/en/data/pdf/PPCRPREM/PPCRP_REM.pdf

https://www.visualnuggets.com/visual_nuggets/2012/05/should-you-backward-or-forward-schedule.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduling_(production_processes)

Supply Planning with MRP, DRP, and APS Software, Brightwork Research & Analysis Press, Shaun Snapp 2012

Reference #14: Article Titled:

How to Understand Capacity Planning Tools in SNP

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https://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm50/helpdata/en/90/d9733b570d474bba36bf443f7927c0/content.htm

Reference #15: Article Titled:

How to Understand iPPE and GATP

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https://help.sap.com/saphelp_di46c2/helpdata/en/c9/f10736adb6cd0fe10000009b38f839/content.htm